What does "moat" mean?
Moat: A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.
Additional senses
- 2.To surround with a moat. Dryden.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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